Project & Heavylift

AAL launches Get Onboard! offering free transport to charities worldwide

AAL is offering cargo transport, free of freight charge, to registered charities worldwide needing to transport vital goods and equipment internationally and suffering the financial effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic
Singapore, Wednesday 8th April 2020 : In the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic and mounting economic pressure on charities to maintain their vital support of worthy causes, AAL – celebrating its 25th anniversary this year – is offering these organisations cargo transport …

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US east coast ports jockey for potential multibillion dollar offshore wind business

The US port of Virginia is preparing for a lengthy spell of handling materials and equipment for the establishment of offshore wind energy projects.
Last Tuesday, the port’s board of commissioners gave its unanimous blessing to a proposed agreement with Danish offshore wind specialist Ørsted to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal.
The lease is to support the company’s work on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project with Dominion Energy, …

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Demand for multipurpose vessels grows as lines lose interest in project cargo

As container lines ‘lose interest’ in oversized cargo, larger-sized breakbulk and heavylift vessels are predicted to see an average 6% rise in their earnings this year, according to Drewry.
Breakbulk shipowners are now not seeing the usual threat to their sector from container carriers looking to top up their ships with project and heavylift cargo.
The danger from “carrier poaching” has receded significantly in past months as the supply of containerships has …

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SOL Lines takes a vertical step as it gains control of Scanlog

Gothenburg-based carrier SOL Lines has taken a majority stake in Swedish freight forwarder Scanlog, in another example of vertical integration in the supply chain.
SOL Lines announced today it had increased its stake in the 3PL from 20% to just over 50%, with chairman Michael Kjellberg saying the acquisition gave the company greater opportunity for providing end-to-end solutions.
“We’re aware that a number of our customers want logistics suppliers with the ability …

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Namir Khanbabi to lead Zeamarine business in Asia and Oceania

German heavylift and project cargo carrier Zeamarine has appointed Namir Khanbabi (pictured above) as its new regional director for Asia and Oceania.
Mr Khanbabi will lead the Asia & Oceania business units and “identify new market opportunities and continue our successful story in the area”.
He was previously chartering and operations director at AAL.
He will be based in Zeamarine’s regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and be supported by the promotion of Alexander …

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Martin Ollmann new MD Germany for TransGlobal Projects

TransGlobal Projects (TGP) has appointed Martin Ollmann (pictured above) as its managing director for Germany.
Mr Ollmann will share the role with Christian Hager, both responsible for managing TGP’s latest acquisitions across Germany.
He joins from Conceptum Logistics, where he has been director of sales for the past two years.
Mr Ollmann was head of sales and business development for industrial projects at Deugro between 2011 and 2016, having joined from FH Bertling …

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Bleak outlook for MPV sector as demand falls and the box lines move in

Drewry has lowered its growth forecast for the multipurpose vessel (MPV) sector due to reduced demand, a slump in ship scrapping and tougher competition from dry bulk and container shipping lines.
In its latest report, Drewry says the MPV outlook is “bleaker”, and although it still expects annual growth of 2.1%, this is revised from 2.3%.
“The bedrock of MPV demand is the demand for dry cargo, and within that, dry bulk …

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MPV and heavylift sector facing mid-term headwinds as global trade slows

The multipurpose vessel (MPV) and heavylift shipping sector is set for 3.8% growth this year, declining to 1.4% in 2020, as the global economy slows and competition for cargo grows, according to Drewry. 
The maritime consultant said the sector would see “strengthening rates through 2019 fuelled by rising project cargo traffic, but prospects thereafter are muted by an anticipated slowdown in world trade”. 
Acknowledging that the trade dispute between the US and China appeared to be “moving...

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Ivan Liso is new EMEIA director of projects at Crane Worldwide Logistics

Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Ivan Liso (pictured above) as its director of projects, EPC & marine for the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) region.
He will lead the company’s global specialised solutions group for the region and report to Joshua van Altena, EMEIA director of operations and Chris Mitchell, vice president of global specialised solutions.
“Ivan has extensive experience in the shipping and freight industry, which will be a …

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In a tight market, heavylift operators must be ‘more competitive and work together’

Demand in the multipurpose and heavylift shipping sector grew just 2.8% last year and “competition continues to erode the share of non-containerised general cargo”, according to analyst Drewry.
In a presentation today on recent trends and the outlook for the multipurpose shipping market, Drewry’s senior analyst, Susan Oatway, reported “very little activity” in the supply side, with 3,192 vessels in the sector with a combined total deadweight of 29.5m tonnes and an …

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